Bezbog
Godless
In einer entlegenen bulgarischen Stadt betreut Gana ältere Menschen,
manche davon sind demenzkrank. Sie stiehlt ihre Personalausweise, um sie auf dem Schwarzmarkt zu verkaufen. Ihre Mutter, mit
der sie kaum spricht, ist arbeitslos. Auch die Beziehung zu ihrem Freund ist gelinde gesagt nicht gerade großartig, lässt
sie sich doch mehr oder weniger auf die gemeinsame Morphiumsucht reduzieren. Doch nichts scheint für Gana Konsequenzen zu
haben, nicht einmal die zufällige Ermordung eines Patienten …
[…] a steely, compelling work that mixes harsh social realism with a powerful
strain of laconic character sketch, while also sporting moody quasi-thriller inflections […] The film is set in a small, run-down
town – it was shot in the province of Vratsa, in Northwestern Bulgaria – and begins in a cave in the nearby mountains where
a man has been hung up and left to die by some criminal types. We then meet protagonist Gana, a dumpy, glum-faced, almost
silent young woman who works as a carer for elderly patients, most of them suffering from dementia. Gana appears to be a doggedly
committed nurse, but we soon discover that she is stealing her patients’ ID cards and selling them to a gang that uses them
for money laundering – leaving the elderly victims to be prosecuted for their crimes, not least because crooked associates
are doing the prosecuting. (Jonathan Romney, ScreenDaily)
Director's Biography
RALITZA PETROVA, born in 1976 in Bulgaria, studied fine arts
as well as directing at the National Film and Television School in London. In 2007, she directed Rotten Apple, winning the
Prix UIP at the Berlin International Film Festival. By the Grace of God premiered at the Cannes International Film Festival.
Godless is Petrova’s first featurelength film and won her more than fifteen international awards, including the Golden Leopard
for Best Film at the Locarno International Film Festival. // Films (selection): Rotten Apple (2007, short), By the Grace of
God (2009, short), Bezbog (Godless, 2016)
Competition Fiction 2017
Ralitza Petrova
Bulgarien / Dänemark
/ Frankreich 2016
color
99 Minuten
OmeU
Drehbuch
Ralitza Petrova
Kamera
Krum Rodriguez, Chayse Irvin
Schnitt
Donka Ivanova, Ralitza Petrova
Ton/Sounddesign Momchil
Bozhkov, Peter Albrechtsen
Mit
Irena Ivanova, Ivan Nalbantov, Ventzislav Konstantinov, Alexandr Triffonov, Dimitar Petkov
Produzent*innen Rossitsa Valkanova (KLAS Film, BG), Eva Jakobsen, Mikkel Jersin,
Katrin Pors (Snowglobe, DK), Laurence Clerc, Olivier Thery Lapiney (Alcatraz Films, FR), Philippe Akoka (Film Factory, FR)
Produktion
KLAS Film Kniaz Boris I Street 156 1000 Sofia Bulgaria klasfilm@spnet.net
www.spnet.net
Österreichpremiere
Weltpremiere / World Premiere Locarno International Film Festival 2016
Premierenstatus / Premiere Status
Austrian Premiere